Laplace distribution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:double_exponential_distribution
gptkbp:application Bayesian inference
robust statistics
Laplacian noise modeling
gptkbp:characteristic (1-b^2 t^2)^(-1)
gptkbp:cumulativeDistributionFunction 0.5 * exp((x-μ)/b) for x<μ, 1-0.5*exp(-(x-μ)/b) for x≥μ
gptkbp:entropy 1 + ln(2b)
gptkbp:firstPublished 1774
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase generalized error distribution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laplace distribution
gptkbp:kurtosis 3
gptkbp:limitCaseOf gptkb:gamma_distribution
gptkbp:meaning location parameter (μ)
gptkbp:medium location parameter (μ)
gptkbp:mode location parameter (μ)
gptkbp:momentGeneratingFunction (1-b^2 t^2)^(-1) for |t|<1/b
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:parameter location parameter
scale parameter
gptkbp:probabilityDensityFunction (1/(2b)) * exp(-|x-μ|/b)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:normal_distribution
gptkb:Cauchy_distribution
gptkb:exponential_distribution
gptkbp:skewness 0
gptkbp:supports real numbers
gptkbp:symmetry symmetric about location parameter
gptkbp:type continuous probability distribution
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:machine_learning
gptkb:signal_processing
econometrics
statistical modeling
gptkbp:variant 2b^2 (where b is scale parameter)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:location-scale_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5